Fence.



A. J. TINGLEY.

FENCE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-19,19H.

1,275,795. PatentedAug. 13,1918.

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A. J. TINGLEY.

FENCE.

APPLICATKJN FILED APR. 19. I917.

1,275,795. PatentedAug. 13,1918.

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ALLE J. TINGLEY, or owosso, MICHIGAN.

Specification of Letters Patent t nt 1Au0m13 1918.

Applicationriledhpril19.1917i .Seria1No.163,1 21

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALLEN J. TiNGLEY, citizenof the United States, residing at Owosso, inthe county of Shiawassee andState of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFences, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to fences and analogous structures. i

It has for general "objecttoprovide a barricade or temporary fence foruse in streets or roadways to guard excavations.

A further object of the inventionjis to provide apparatus of the abovementioned character adapted for use inside or outside of buildings orthe like, to form inclosures. A further object of the invention istoprovide apparatus of the-above mentioned character, the parts of whichmay be assembled and separated in a highly convenient and expeditiousmanner. a A further object of the invention is to provide apparatus ofthe above mentioned character, the parts of which are adapted to bearrangedm a compact manner for shipment, and which parts may be readilyhandled by unskilled labor.

The invent'onalso co templates; the eonstruction of a the barricade ortemporary fence in such manner that it is rigid and strongandistherefore well adapted to withstand pressure. a

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be .fully understood fromthe following description and claims when the sameare read in connectionwith the drawings; it

In the accompanying drawings which are for illustrative purposes only,and therefore not drawn to any particular scale;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fenceseQ- tionor barricade constructedin accordance withiny invention.

Fig. 2 is atransversevertical sectional Figs. 3, l and 5,:respectivelyare horizontal sectional views taken on thelines3+-3, 44 and 5-5 of Fig.2 respectively. a i Fig. 6 is an end elevation ofoneof the sections. i va Fig. 7 is .a fragmentary vertical section ofthe upper portion thereof,a

Fig. 8, is a. detailed perspectlve viewtof one view on an enlarged scaletakenon linef2 -2 of the uprights. r

a Fig. 9 is a detailed horizontal sectional view howinga barricadearranged at right angMsJ a Fig. 1 0 is a fragmentaryfside elevationshowing the manner in which the runners are lapped, whena series of themis em ployed. i

{In the illustrated embodiment jof my inventionthe transverse supportsor uprights are numbered 1, the lower and intermediate runners; f2, andthe crown bars or upper runners, 3. The transversesupports lf'areidentical in construction and therefore a dc tailed description of theone shown in Figs. 2 to i8 will sufiice to impart ialdefiniteunderstanding of all. p The transverse support referred to comprisesupwardly converged timbers, 4:, the upper opposed portions of i a whichare mitered as indicated by 5. Short wooden bars6 are disposedatopposite sides of the upper portions of thetimbers and bolted thereto,as indicatedfbyi. An upright metallic member 8, of I-forrn in hori-jzontal section {is superimposed on the bars 6 and interposed between andreceiving and held in position bythe mitered portions of a the f timbers{L As apparent from Fig: 5,

the member 8 is provided upon its opposite sldes wlth grooves 8', forreceiving the mi-r terejd ends of s the timbers 4. As clearly shown inFig. 7, the member Sis provided at its lower ends withlstop' lugsl),which 'closghthg lower vendsof h g 'Qoves 8", and

engage beneath the mitered ends of the timbers Ahead QQis "integral withor otherwise fixed on the upper endmof the member 8 and hasfourhorizontally disposed waysflor sockets p10. The head 9 extendslaterally beyond the member 8, upon opposite sides thereof, and disposedabove and in contact with the upper ends of the timbers jA clampingplate11 ismovable vertically between the wallsof the head with a screw 12bearingjin the upperwall of the head 9 and swiveledat13 to the plate 11This screw has a suitable handle 14: at its upper end. i upright member15, partly of wood and partly ofmetalylias an upper portion arranged andheldlbetween the upper portions of the timbers 4L and alsoibetween thebars A comparatively long woodenba r 16 is holtedat 17 tothe timbers land at 18 to one series 19 being. disposed at right angles to the otherseries 20. The apertures of the series 20 are formed in the edge of thewooden portion and are closed by an upright metallic strip 21 which ispermanently connected to the said wooden portion and serves theadditional function of lending increased strength thereto.

In erecting a barricade or fence section embodying my invention, twotransverse supports or uprights of the construction described arepositioned a suitable distance apart and in parallel relation, andrunners 2 are placed and supported in the apertures 20 of the uprightmembers 15. The crown bar 3 is disposed atits-ends in the ways orsockets 1 0 in the heads 9 of the transverse supports or uprights andare secured in saidposition by the clamping plates 11 and screws 12,withthe result that the said transverse supports or; uprights arestrongly maintained in upright positions. 7

, further have itunderstood at this point that in practice therunnersand crown bars alluded to may be formed by two by fours or two byei 'htsor'each runner or crown bar may be formed by oneby fours or one-byeightsdoubled, and the barricade or tence may be madev either tight? or open,in the discretion of the party practisi-ng the. invention.

When it is desired that the barricade or fence comprise a sectionextending at right angles to the section described a transverse supportor upright is arranged at a suitable distance from one ofthe transversesupports or uprights described and at right angles thereto; The.runners. are arranged in the apertures 20 of the last-named transversesupport orupright and in the apertures 19 or the other transversesupport or upright, while a crownfbar is arranged in the properapertures or socketsin the heads of the two transverse supports oruprights, asindicated i Fig-,7- i

When-l it is desired to, disassemble the partsof ja barricade or fenceconstructed in accordance. with my invention, the same manifestly may bequickly and easily accomplished, and when the runners and crown barsare'removed from the transverse supports or uprights, the saidtransverse supports or uprights may be compactly arranged in a smallspace for storage or transportation. Indeed a large number of thetransverse supports or uprights may be piled up in small compass and maybe conveniently transported from place to place for use in combinationwith two by tours or other timbers such as are readily procurable invarious localities.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction andrelative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferredembodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear and exactunderstanding of the said embodiment. I do not desire, however, to beunderstood as confining myself to the said specific construction andrelative arrangement of parts since in the future practice of myinvention such changes or modifications may be made as fairly fallwithin the scope of my invention as claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. A support for use in a barricade, having a plurality ofhorizontally-disposed timber-receiving apertures at intervals in itsheight and extending in the same direction, a plurality ofhorizontally-disposed timberreceiving apertures at intervals in itsheight and extending at right angles to the firstnamed apertures, andmeans complementary to one of said apertures for securing a timbertherein.

2. A support for use in a barricade, having a head in which areoppositely-extend ing horizontally-disposed apertures, and a devicecommon to said apertures for securing a timber therein, and also havinga plurality of horizontally-disposed timber-receiving. apertures atintervals in its height and extending in the same direction, and aplurality of horizontally-(iisposed timherreceiving apertures atintervals in its height and extending at right angles to the secondnamedseries of apertures.

3. A transverse. support for use in a barricade, comprising upwardlyconverged timbers connected together and. having mitered upper portions,an upright portion, of I- form in, horizontal-section, interposed andsupported between said mitered portions, an apertured head arranged onand fixed with respect tosaid portion, clamping means carried by saidhead and an upright member fixed between the upwardly converged timbersand having horizontally-disposed apertures.

4. A transverse support for use in a barricade, comprising upwardlyconverged timbers connected together and having mitered upper portions,an upright portion, of I-form in horizontal-section, interposed and ofrunners extending at right angles to each other.

5. A transverse support for use in a barricade, comprising upwardlyconverged timbers connected together and having mitered upper portions,an upright portion, of 1- form in horizontal-section, interposed andsupported between said mitered portions, an apertured head arranged onand fixed with respect to said portion, clamping means carried by saidhead and an upright member fixed between the upwardly converged timbersand having portions disposed at right angles to each other in which arehorizontally-disposed apertures for the reception of runners, theapertures in one portion being formed in the vertical edge thereof andthe portion being providedon said edge with a-metallic strip for closingsaid apertures. f

6. A transverse support for usein a barricade, comprising upwardlyconverged tim bers having mitered upper portions,alower horizontal barextending between and connected to the lower portions of said timbers,upper horizontal bars arranged at opposite sides of and connected tosaid timbers, an upright portion of I-form in horizontal-section,interposed and supported between said mitered portions, an aperturedhead arranged on and fixed with respectto said portion, clamping meanscarried by said head, and an upright member fixed to the lowerhorizontal bar and arranged with its upper portionsbetween the upperhorizontal bars and the upper portions of the upwardly convergedtimbers.

7. In a fence of the character described, upwardly converging timbershaving their upper ends mitered; a member arranged be tween and havinggrooves receiving the mitered ends of the timbers, with stop lugs in thelower ends of the grooves to engage beneath the mitered ends; a headrigidl secured to the upper end of the member an extending laterallyupon opposite sides of the same to contact with the, tops of saidmitered ends, said head, having a bar receiving socket; means to rigidlyconnectthe end portions of the timbers; and clamping means operatingwithin the socket.

8. In a fence of the character described, upwardly converging timbershaving their upper ends mitered; amember arranged between and havinggrooves receiving the mitered ends of the timbers, with stop lugs formedupon the lower end of the member and disposed in the lower ends of thegrooves to engage beneath the mitered ends; a head rigidly secured tothe upper end of the mem.-

ber and extending laterally upon opposite sidesof the same tocontactwith the tops of said mitered ends, said head having a barreceiving socket; a clamping element disposed within the socket; and ascrew having screw threaded engagement with the upper end of the headand connected with the clamping element.

9. In a fence ofthe character described, upwardly converging timbershaving their upper ends mitered; a member arranged between and havinggrooves receiving the mitered ends ofthetimbers; a pair of substantiallyhorizontal strips disposed upon opposite sides of the upper end portionsof the timbers in proximity to the member and secured to the timbers; alower pair of substantially horizontal strips disposed upon oppositesides of the timbers and secured thereto;

an upright timber arranged between the upper and lowenpairs of stripswith its upper end contacting with the lower end of said member, saidupright timber having IilllI'GCGlVlIlgOPGHlIlg'S and belng secured tothe lower pair of strips; a head rigidly secured to the upper end of themember and having a bar receiving socket; and clamping means operatingwithin the 1 socket.

10. A supportt'or use in a barricade, having a head in which areoppositely-extend ing horizontally-disposed apertures, and a devicecommonto said apertures for securing a timber in the head.

11. A support for use in a barricade, comprising a head in which areoppositelyextending horizontally-disposed apertures, a device common tosaid apertures for securing a timber in the head, and an upright memberdisposed under the head and fixed with respect thereto said uprightmember having portions disposed at right angles to eachother and alsohttving horizontally disposed apertures in said portions.

In'testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN J. TINGLEY.

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